Mix expands portfolio with products aimed at food service

Duas Rodas brand debuts in the chocolate market and launches 26 new SKUs specially developed to serve the channel during the Mara Cakes Fair 2024 event

São Paulo, April 2024 – Recognized in the confectionery market for the quality of its products, Mix announces the expansion of its portfolio with product lines and packaging especially aimed at the food service market. The launches, which will be presented at Mara Cakes Fair 2024, materialize the entry of the Duas Rodas brand in the chocolate product category.

In all, there are 26 new SKUs in six product lines: premium toppings, ganache creams, bakeable fillings, emulsifier for confectionery, yeast and fat-soluble flavors.

Bakeable fillings: flavor, creaminess and easy to use

Mix debuts the Bakeable Filling line with 9 flavors: Chocolate with Hazelnut, Semisweet Chocolate, Milk Chocolate, White Chocolate, Doce de Leite, Guava, Paçoca [Brazilian peanut fudge], Mixed Berries and Milk.

Performing very well in sweet pizzas, croissants and products that require filling, the products stand out for their flavor and creaminess, as well as being easy to apply and providing excellent yields. They are also recommended for use in pastries, churros, pies, muffins and baked goods in general.

Smoothness and shine: Premium Chips Toppings

The Premium Chips Toppings line from Mix makes it debut in four flavors: Milk Chocolate, White Chocolate, Semisweet Chocolate and Chocolate Blend. The products stand out for their perfect melting smoothness, shine and greater yield in recipes.

They are great to use in fillings and toppings of cakes and pies, truffles, bonbons, petit gateau, fondue, honey buns, alfajores, Easter eggs, cookies, sweets and desserts in general. The product is sold in 2.010kg packages.

Intense flavor and yield: Mix Ganaches Creams

The stars of many recipes, Mix Ganache Creams come onto the market with an intense milk and cacao flavor, great yield and shine for toppings and fillings. The flavors Milk Chocolate, White Chocolate and Semisweet Chocolate are sold in 4kg packages.

The products can be used in fillings and toppings of cakes and pies, truffles, bonbons, petit gateau, fondue, honey buns, alfajores, Easter eggs, cookies, sweets and desserts in general.

Mix Fat-soluble Flavors: confectionery and chocolates

The Mix Fat-soluble Flavors line comes in seven popular flavors, which will make the recipes of confectionery and chocolates even tastier: Hazelnut, Coffee, Lime, Mint, Honey Bun, Truffle and Mixed Berries.

Ingredients can be used in a wide variety of products, such as fillings, cakes and pies, truffles, chocolates, honey buns, alfajores, Easter eggs, biscuits, breads, sweets and desserts in general.

Special emulsifier for confectionery

Another of Mix’s great new products for the market is the launch of an emulsifier specially developed for confectionery and bakery products. With a pleasant vanilla flavor with no aftertaste, the Emulsifier promotes aeration and volume in the dough, providing optimum softness and lightness.

Used to prepare confectionery, providing high yield, more stability and aeration, in addition to improving the texture and consistency, the product comes in 1kg and 200g packages.

Yeast: practical and fast acting

 

The brand also launches the first Mix Chemical Yeast, which stands out for its practicality and fast acting when baking, resulting in an aerated product and optimum softness. Sold in 1kg packages, it is perfect for dough, cake, pie and biscuit recipes.

“Our Mix brand is recognized in the confectionery market as a great ally at all times. And now, we’re investing in expanding your diversified portfolio, reinforcing the fulfillment of the growing demand in food service, a movement that combines the extensive specialized knowledge of nearly 100 years of Duas Rodas, a leading company in the manufacture of ingredients for the food and beverage industry in Brazil, and the consistent technical support we offer to customers in all regions of Brazil”, says Marco Paulo Pereira Henriques, Marketing Manager for Ice Cream and Confectionery Products at Duas Rodas.

ABOUT DUAS RODAS

Duas Rodas, founded in 1925 in Jaraguá do Sul (SC) by the German couple Hildegard and Rudolph Hufenüssler, is one of the largest manufacturers of flavors, extracts and ingredients for the food and beverage industry. Leader in several segments in Brazil and Latin America, it is present with its flavors, textures and colors in most of the foods consumed by the Brazilian population. With headquarters in Santa Catarina, it has six factories, three in Brazil and three in other Latin American countries (Mexico, Chile and Colombia), six R&D centers, as well as commercial offices in the United States and China. It employs about 1,700 people and produces more than three thousand items divided into three markets: Flavors (flavors, botanical extracts, condiments and additives, in addition to integrated solutions), Food Service (where it operates with the Selecta, Specialitá and Mix brands in the manufacture of ingredients for ice cream, chocolates and confectionery) and Animal Nutrition (ingredients for animal nutrition, with the Staterabrand). The company has a team of more than 200 professionals, including highly specialized engineers and technicians, who develop proprietary solutions for both the production process and the creation of new products, often in partnership with customers. Key technologies used for innovation include artificial intelligence and big data – both as tools to improve efficiency and to monitor consumer behavior.